Chief Justice Christine Meaders Durham gives a brief description of her family background as well as her educational experiences of moving several times and attending high school in France. She talks about attending Wellesley College in Boston and...

Patti Harrington was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and shares her experiences living in Denver, Colorado, where she was influenced by her parents in both education and business. She discusses her education at Brigham Young University where she...

Levi S. Peterson is an emeritus professor of English from Weber State University. He is the biographer of Juanita Brooks. Levi discusses in detail Juanita's life as a Utah historian and archivist. He shares her contributions to Utah...

Linda Makin talks about growing up in Lehi, Utah, attending Utah Technical College at Provo (UTC) and the path that eventually led her to become Utah Valley University’s Chief Planning Budget & Policy officer. She describes meeting her husband,...

Joan Woodbury is a partner with Shirley Ririe in the Ririe- Woodbury Dance Company. In this interview, Ms. Woodbury talks about her childhood near Cedar City, how she developed her love of music and dance, about teaching dance at the University Of...

Carmen Negron talks about her early years living in Ponce, Puerto Rico, attending elementary school in New York City, and then returning to her native country to finish her schooling. She also discusses her love for learning, teaching special...

Mary Holiday Black talks about her childhood as the oldest of six children to Teddy and Betty Holiday and being born somewhere along the Arizona and Utah border. She recalls watching her father, a Navajo medicine man perform ceremonies and other...

Muriel Allridge talks about her fond memories of growing up on a farm in Emery, Utah, and having a mother who was a good example to model. She tells of her childhood love for ice skating and playing the piano. She explains meeting her husband Lee...

Anita Bradford talks about growing up in a suburb of Los Angeles, California, her experiences as a child dealing with the after math of the Depression, attending East Los Angeles Junior College at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, and...

Shirlee Silversmith talks about her life growing up on the White Mountain Apache Reservation where she was taught respect for nature and animals and her early life in Utah County where she lived in a foster family. She speaks about the positive...